Wolves sign Maierhofer for £1.8m
Wolves have completed their second swoop of the day with the £1.8million capture of Austrian giant Stefan Maierhofer.
Dubbed 'The Neck' for his 6ft 7ins frame, the Rapid Vienna striker was at Compton this afternoon to sign a three-year deal with a 12-month option in the club's favour, following the arrival of Ecuadorian World Cup star Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan.
Wolves will have to pay Rapid a further £900,000, or 1m euros, if they stay up this season.
Chief executive Jez Moxey said: "We're delighted to bring Stefan in as our ninth new arrival this summer.
"He's a player who has been a regular goalscorer for Rapid Vienna in recent seasons and helped the club qualify for the group stages of the Europa League, by contributing to their win against Aston Villa last week.
"Stefan had been targeted to add competition for places in the striking department, and once again we are pleased that the board and chairman Steve Morgan have been able to support manager Mick McCarthy."
Maierhofer, who scored an impressive 23 goals in 37 games last season, has now flown back to Austria for a World Cup double header, starting with Saturday's qualifier at home to the Faroe Islands before a clash with Romania.
The forward, who signed off with the equaliser in his first start of the season in Saturday's 1-1 draw with city rivals Austria Vienna, becomes Wolves' ninth summer signing .
He follows Castillo, his former Red Star Belgrade team-mate Nenad Milijas, Marcus Hahnemann, Kevin Doyle, Andrew Surman, Greg Halford, Ronald Zubar and Michael Mancienne into Molineux.
After so much incoming transfer activity, the final hours of the transfer window, which closes at 5pm tomorrow, are likely to be dominated by the probable departures of Neill Collins and Darren Ward.
Moxey added: "There are still 24 hours remaining until the transfer window closes, and it may well be that there is more activity in the outgoing department."
